The gendering of violent delinquency

Criminology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-318

  Heimer, Karen ^a   De Coster, Stacy ^b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039844389     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1999.tb00487.x     Document Type: Article

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